In March 2026, juries in California and New Mexico found Meta and YouTube liable for user injuries, including addiction, anxiety, depression, and thoughts of self-harm. After years of dashed hopes for meaningful governance, analysts of technology rejoiced. Citizens had led the way, deciding that technology companies had not just designed unsafe products but turned a blind eye to their harms even after the risks were clear. These judgments have laid the groundwork for thousands more plaintiffs and established expectations that product liability lawsuits may be the best strategy for reining in Big Tech, as they did with Big Tobacco.